CATHOLIC HERALD (UK) – Lisa Domski was sacked from her job at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM), a nonprofit health insurance company serving Michigan residents, where she had worked for more than 30 years as an IT specialist.
In October 2021, BCBSM implemented a vaccine policy requiring staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or to apply for a religious or medical accommodation.
Domski applied for religious exemption using the channels set out by the company, which included providing a written statement explaining her beliefs and the name and contact information of her priest, but the company refused her request.
Domski had sought religious exemption based on her belief that the Covid vaccines in circulation at the time were all either tested or developed using fetal cells that originated in abortion.
In addition to this, Domski was working remotely at the time and therefore posed no risk to other employees.
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After the verdict, Jon Marko, the attorney representing Domski, stated, “Lisa refused to renounce her faith and beliefs and was wrongfully terminated from the only job she had ever known … ”
Some Catholics have voiced strong opposition to the COVID-19 vaccine, citing that aborted foetal cell lines were used in the development of some vaccines.
However, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith clarified in December 2020 that it is “morally acceptable to receive Covid-19 vaccines that have used cell lines from aborted foetuses in their research and production process” if no other options exist …